Principal Engineer (Process)

Cragar Industries Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cragar Industries Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior CNC specialist to act as the technical authority for machining processes. You will design robust strategies for complex, tight-tolerance parts and guide milling, turning, and tooling decisions.

You will review challenging drawings, resolve process-capability issues, optimize cycle times and tool life, and mentor engineers and machinists. Collaboration with Quality and NPI teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma or equivalent technical qualification accepted for principal-level CNC capability.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience; hands-on CNC experience preferred.
• Highly proficient in CNC milling/turning and complex process development.
• Strong command of drawings, GD&T, tooling, workholding and process optimisation.
• Proven ability to mentor technical teams and solve difficult machining problems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical authority for CNC machining processes.
• Develop robust machining strategies for tight-tolerance components.
• Provide guidance on milling, turning, mill-turn, tooling and workholding.
• Review difficult drawings and propose manufacturable routes.
• Lead resolution of recurring technical and process-capability issues.
• Optimise cutting conditions, setup methods, cycle times and tool life.
• Support new machine, tooling and manufacturing-technology evaluations.
• Develop standard machining practices and transfer knowledge to teams.
• Lead technical support for NPI, prototypes and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Quality to reduce dimensional variation.
• Mentor engineering and production teams in advanced machining.

Skills

CNC milling/turning

Complex machining-process development

GD&T

Tooling & workholding

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Diploma or equivalent technical qualification

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Cragar's senior technical authority for CNC machining processes.
• Develop robust machining strategies for complex, tight-tolerance components.
• Provide expert guidance on milling, turning, mill-turn, tooling and workholding.
• Review difficult drawings and recommend manufacturable process routes.
• Lead resolution of recurring technical, dimensional and process-capability problems.
• Optimise cutting conditions, setup methods, cycle times and tool life.
• Support new machine, tooling and manufacturing-technology evaluations.
• Develop standard machining practices and transfer knowledge to engineers and machinists.
• Lead technical support for NPI, prototypes and challenging customer requirements.
• Partner with Quality to improve capability of critical dimensions and reduce variation.
• Mentor engineering and production teams in advanced machining problem solving.

Job Requirements

• Diploma or equivalent technical qualification is acceptable where advanced CNC capability is proven.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience; substantially deeper hands‑on CNC experience is preferred for this principal-level role.
• Highly proficient in CNC milling/turning and complex machining-process development.
• Strong command of drawings, GD&T, tooling, workholding and process optimisation.
• Provenability to solve difficult machining problems and mentor technical teams.